Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-14
FLORID A.

Frank Carnegie killed a bear weighing
400 pounds at Duugeness last week.
The colored Baptists OF Florida held
State Convention in Live Oak last week.
Arrangements for the establishment
Of a national bank in Gainesville are al
most completed.
DR.. j. a. Cloud has withdrawn his pro-
pOsal made to the city authorities OF Fer
nandina to construct the water works.
On Friday night OF last week some per-
son set the calaboose at Live Oak on fire.
The fire was discovered al 8 O'Clock and
eXtinguished before doing much damage.
The "Glenada," Jacksonville, Fla.
having been repaired OF the slight dam
ages caused By the recent fire there, is
again open and ready to receive guests as
usual.
1t cost Pensacola $104 and some odd
cents for extra police during the labor
troubles, and that does not include extra
service of the regular force which has to
be provided for.
Nj. j. Sanford, OF lchtucknee, reports
his farming experience of 1886 as follows:
He raised last year three bales OF cotton,
200 bushels OF corn and 200 OF sweet pota-
toes on thirty acres.
Sidney Blanchard. OF Eustis, has been
soliciting subscribers for a stock COM
pany Tor the purpose of purchasing new
steam yacht to run on the system of lakes
and the Ocklawaha river.
day or TWO ago cOlOred man at Pa
latka lost one OF his toes by fooling with
a gun. He was standing on Lemon street.
near Martin Davis saloon, and while
carelessly handling gun il was acct
dentally discharged, the ball taking one
OF his toes of the right foot completely of.
At recent meeting OF the City Coun-
Gil Of Palatka Heights that body decided
to reject the proposition of the Palatka
Water Works Company to lay pipes
through the town and give three public
hydrants in lieu of the yearly taxes it
Will be required to pay that corporation.
Owing to the heavy fOgs prevailing for
the past two weeks and the delays occa-
stoned by accidents to the steamships
Atlanta and Delaware, the Clyde line
has had no arrival at Fernandina during
the past week. The ships of the line will
resume their regular trips during this
week.
The fernando tournament Association
will hold grand tournament at Brooks
willie on March 2, when fifty knights in
costume will contest for the nine prizes
offered. The railroads Will give reduced
rates TO all who wish TO attend. A grand
day is expected, and the festivities will
wind up with bali in the evening
Two barrels OF lime were unearthed
near the Presbyterian Church at Palatka
Thursday evening, near where the skele-
ton was found by the men digging
trenches for the water-works pipe. The
old powder-house stood there during the
indian war, and the lime, and probably
the skeleton were buried there at the
time.
In Palatka Heights on Thursday even
ing white woman came very near being
killed by the incoming freight train on
the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key West
railway. She appeared to be deaf, as she
paid no attention to the signal, and only
stepped off the track when the engine was
right on to her, and it brushed her arm as
1t passed.
4. 81. Hurst, of Wild Wood, found a
half grown chicken having fits in his
yard last week, and being curious to
know the cause, killed the chicken and
proceeded to investigate the disease. He
cut IL open and found lodged in the giz-
card one buckshot, three turkey shot,
three shoe screws, three gun caps and two
pistol cartridges.
At Lake City last Saturday morning,
about O'Clock, the safe In T. M. Bush's
store was blown open. A hole was
drilled in front of the lock, powder was
introduced into the lock, and the door was
blown open with noise which was heard
Tor halt mile on every side. The report
resembled the explosion of boiler. The
burglar only secured 81 60.
A letter written from Chipley, on the
Pensacola and Atlantic railroad. twenty
miles east Of Mariana, on March 81,
1886, to party at Abe Springs. Calhoun
county, was posted on, the day it was
written. With the usual dispatch that
should attend mail matter, that letter
would have reached It's destination on
April =, 1886, but owing to delay 1t was
not received at the point of destination
until Feb. 4, 1887.
Randall Farnell, an industrious colored
man living few miles north OF Live Oak.
lost two valuable horses week before last
from what was considered a strange dis
ease. Last week he lost several head of
hogs and a flock OF geese who died with
similar symptoms. He then came to the
conclusion that some malicious enemy
was administering poison to his stock aud
had Perry Davis, neighboring colored
man, arrested for the crime. Justice
Blackburn before whom the case was
tried deemed the evidence sufficient, ana
held him in $500 bail.